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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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The necessity of research facilities, complex power train components, well-established brands, competition, etc. For example, there is a pedal-powered hybrid electric motorcycle developed by E-Rockit. A power train is a group of components in a vehicle, that generate power and deliver to the surface where the vehicle travels.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Since Power = Current x Voltage you can put the same amount of power through a conductor at a lower current with a higher voltage. This is important since the power dissipated by a wire is Current^2 x Resistance a lower current means less power lost on the lines and more efficiency for a high power load such as a car.